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Vijaya Ramanayake
Birth name
Wijasiri Prathapasinghe Ramanayake
Also known as
Vijay Ramanayake, Vijaya Ramanayaka
Born
(1945-04-01)1 April 1945 Matara, Sri Lanka
Died
26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 71) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)
film producer, music producer, songwriter, journalist, author
Labels
Tharanga
Musical artist
Vijaya Ramanayake (Sinhala: විජය රාමනායක ; 1 April 1945 – 26 October 2016) is a Sri Lankan film and music producer, songwriter, journalist and author. He was the founder and producer of Tharanga Music and Film. Ramanayake was the first to introduce compact cassette tapes to Sri Lanka.[1]
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VijayaRamanayake (Sinhala: විජය රාමනායක ; 1 April 1945 – 26 October 2016) is a Sri Lankan film and music producer, songwriter, journalist and author...
Ramanayake is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: VijayaRamanayake (1945–2016), Sri Lankan film producer, music producer, songwriter...
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(politician). 16 October – Kaveesha Ayeshani, 23 (actress) 26 October – VijayaRamanayake, 71 (film producer) 3 November – W. D. Amaradeva, 88 (musician). 16...
Vernon Perera, Chitrananda Abeysekera, Bandara K. Wijethunga and VijayaRamanayake. In 1969, Milton had the opportunity to sing the theme song Ran Dedunu...
Vijaya Kuweni (Sinhala: විජය කුවේණි) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical history film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Gayan Ranadheera...
Maldeniye Simion, directed by Dr. D. B. Nihalsinghe and produced by VijayaRamanayake for Tharanga Films. This was the first time a Sri Lankan actress won...
(1988) and D. B. Nihalsinghe's Ridi Nimnaya (1983), and Producer VijayaRamanayake's Maldeniye Simiyon (1986). Maldeniye Simion" won the Silver Peacock...
Category Film Recipient Best Film Maldeniye Simieon VijayaRamanayake Best Director Maldeniye Simieon D. B. Nihalsinghe Best Actor Maldeniye Simieon Joe...
Seetha Kumari as Prema Ranjan Ramanayake - himself, special appearance. Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya as Pooja's mother Vijaya Corea as Prageeth's father Hiripoda...
Parliament, Chief Minister of Western Province, Provincial Councillor + Vijaya Kumaratunga (1945–1988), actor and politician Yashodara Sirimavo Kumarathunga...
legend Priya Munasinghe. His first cassette tape was released under VijayaRamanayake's Tharanga label, which was also the second cassette produced in Sri...
directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Alerik Lionel Fernando. It stars Vijaya Kumaratunga as Jesus along with ensemble cast of popular film artists. Music...
several commercial film appearances along with Vijaya Kumaratunga, Jeewan Kumaratunga and Ranjan Ramanayake in the films Koti Waligaya, Dinuma, Raja Wedakarayo...
late Vijaya Kumaratunga held the position of the most popular actor which devolved on Sanath Gunatilake, Jeevan Kumaratunga, and Ranjan Ramanayake successively...
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo (1977–2002). Ranjan Ramanayake (11 March 1963), was an actor, director and screenwriter before entering...
and Priyantha Seneviratne. Rasanjana Nandasiri, the son of late actor Vijaya Nandasiri also made his film debut. The film has been shot in and around...
Sivagurunathan and produced by Dhammika Siriwardena for Alankulama Films. It stars Vijaya Nandasiri, Anarkali Akarsha and Mahendra Perera in lead roles along with...
take over as Bangladesh's bowling coach, replacing Sri Lanka's Champaka Ramanayake. Klusener was reportedly unable to convince his wife about a permanent...
Palama Yata Sunethra Sarathchandra Best Emerging Actor Hima Gira Ranjan Ramanayake Best Emerging Actress Dedunnen Samanaliyak Dilhani Ekanayake Best Script...
Drama Action Released on 25 January. Tak Tik Tuk Yasapalitha Nanayakkara Vijaya Kumaratunga, Sonia Disa, Senadheera Rupasinghe, Dommie Jayawardena, Joe...
various small screen creations. Vijaya Dharmasri featured Keerthi opposite Susantha Chandramali and Ranjan Ramanayake in the film Charulatha. Then director...